Penholder and pencil-point protector.



No. 639,499. Patented Dec. I9, |899. E. BARLACH. PENHOLDER AND PENCILPOINT PRUTECTDB.

(Application Sled May 16, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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ERNST BARLAOH, OF RENDSBURG, GERMANY.

PENHOLDER AND PENCIL-POINT PROTECTOR.

Application filed Mayl, 1899.

To ti/Z wha/ift t may concer-n:

Be it known that I, ERNsT BARLACH, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Rendsburg, in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein and Kingdomof Prussia, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Penholders and Pencil-Point Protectors; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to a device adapted to be slid upon an ordinarypenholder or pencil and used as a means for holding a pen-nib upon thesaid holder or pencil in order that such nib may be employed for writingin the usual way or xed upon a pencil in such a manner as to provide afirmer grip between the fingers and pencil whenin use and as a protectorfor the point of the said pencil whe not in use.

The said device is shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings, inWhich- Figure l is an enlarged side or elevational view of the saiddevice mounted upon a penholder or pencil, Fig. 2 being a section ofFig: l upon the line X X. Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 1 with thepencil or penholder in section. Fig. 4 is a further-enlarged view ofeither end of the said device when detached from the said holder orpencil.

My invention consists of a cylinder or sleeve A of elastic material,such as india-rubber or the like, upon the inside of which are anyvnumber of strips of flat metal B, preferably siX, as in Figs. I and 3,or four, as in Fig. 4, the said metallic strips being so much longerthan the cylinder or sleeve A as to permit SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters 'Patent No. 639,499, dated December 19, 1899.

Serial No. 717,082. (No model.)

their ends to be bent over the ends and turned down upon the outer faceof A, as shown, and be thereby fastened thereto. The diameter ofthe-sleeve A is such that it requires a little force in slipping it overan ordinary pencil or penholder, the holder being thereby held inposition when placed upon the same. The said device When placed upon anordinary pencil may serve to provide a firmer grip for the lingers whenin use, and as a protector for the point of the said pen when not inuse. The said cylinder or sleeve A would be preferably so molded duringits manufacture that when not mounted upon a penholder or pencil, as inFigs. l, 2, and 3, would collapse after the manner shown by the viewFig. 4,when if the number and arrangement of the metallic strips B besuch as to be placed against each other, as in Fig. 4L, the heel'of apeu-nib maybeinserted between thesuperposed plates B and be thereinretained by the grip of the said plates, thus permitting the device tobe used alone as a penholder.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is- In a penholder and pencil-point protector, thecombination with a flexible cylindrical portion; of a plurality of flatbars of metal passing through )the said cylindrical portion and bentback upon the outer surface of the same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

E. BARLLAOH.

Vitnesses:

PAUL MLLER,

F. T. STEPHAN.

